Bloodthirsty Castle

"Bloodthirsty Castle."

The white-haired old man—the Five-star Demon who cultivated the Death Rule—had a cold gaze tinged with wariness and hatred.

Another Five-star Demon asked, "How is it, Joseph? Did you see any danger?"

Joseph observed carefully for a long while before shaking his head. "The master and steward of Bloodthirsty Castle are both skilled in magic arrays. We can't recklessly storm the place. It would be best to destroy the magic array by force first. Chaos, that's your strength."

Chaos flipped his hand and produced a black double-edged battle-ax. Grinning, he reminded Joseph, "Don't forget our agreement."

Joseph nodded and said indifferently, "I only want to kill the master of Bloodthirsty Castle with my own hands. Her Space Ring and all her property will belong to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chaos abruptly raised his double-edged battle-ax!

A gigantic phantom bloomed from the black power of the Destruction Rule, so immense that it made breathing difficult. It seemed to have activated some kind of secret technique. Within its attack range, space rippled in waves like shimmering water, revealing the terrifying destructive power it contained.

"Crack... crack..."

The sound of shattering glass rang out, rapidly expanded, and then exploded completely. The force evaporated countless amounts of blood-red lake water. The instant the phantom of the ax blade touched the black castle, it encountered a special resistance.

The patterns of the magic array flashed with dazzling colors, forcibly stabilizing the castle and blocking this fierce, powerful physical attack. However, the weakest windows shattered into fragments.

"Glug glug..."

The lake before the castle gates bubbled as if air were being blown into it. Countless streams of blood water carried Shore Flowers and transformed into sharp swords, launching a sweeping attack.

"These aren't actually real flowers... No, only some of them are alchemical items!"

Several Deity-level experts present were caught off guard and blown apart. Their deaths also allowed the survivors to see some of Bloodthirsty Castle's hidden traps clearly.

A Shore Flower shot toward Linley's brow. He, however, had his eyes closed and made no attempt to dodge. This change seemed to have begun when he saw Chaos's attack.

"Linley, watch out for these flowers..."

Thomas and Corey's expressions changed drastically.

They themselves were also dealing with the attacks carefully while keeping an eye on Linley's side. When they saw him remain motionless, they immediately grew nervous, mistakenly thinking that something unusual had happened to him. They hurriedly shouted a warning, but they were still a step too late.

The Shore Flower stained with blood water struck Linley squarely between the brows!

However, the horrific scene they had expected did not occur. A brilliant arc of lightning crackled, easily pulverizing the Shore Flower in an instant. The blood water was also completely evaporated by the scorching heat.

Linley abruptly opened his eyes, a faint smile curling at the corners of his lips. So that's how it is... The application of the Destruction Rule...

Just now, he had inadvertently focused on the phantom of that Five-star Demon's double-edged battle-ax. A flash of inspiration had suddenly struck him, and combined with his own ideas, it had given rise to a new understanding of the Destruction Rule.

This scene of his did not attract much attention from the people present. Everyone had raised their guard against the Shore Flower attacks. Who had the spare time to observe whether anyone else was alive or dead?

"I'm fine..."

Linley composed himself and used divine sense transmission to explain the reason to the tense Thomas and Corey surrounding him.

"An epiphany... You bastard..."

Thomas felt his teeth ache. It seemed that Linley's talent in the Lightning Law was astonishing, but even his Destruction Rule was not to be underestimated.

Corey's mouth fell open in shock. For a moment, he was speechless. Boundless admiration rose in his heart. When the gap between people was too great, you could not even feel jealousy. Comparing himself to a genius like Linley was simply an act of humiliating himself.

Just then, explosions suddenly came from inside the castle, accompanied by intense fluctuations of divine power from a fierce battle.

Joseph and Chaos exchanged a smile. "Claude must have successfully infiltrated the place. Let's follow him in."

"However, it isn't very prudent for us to charge in head-on like this. Let these examinees scout the way."

Their conversation was completely unrestrained, and the expressions of the more than one hundred surviving examinees turned ugly.

There was anger, helplessness, and nervousness, but no one retreated!

Since they had dared to participate in the Demon Castle examination, they were naturally prepared for this mentally!

After waiting several seconds and seeing that the group remained hesitant and unmoving, Chaos impatiently cursed, "Get inside already! Do you need us to invite you in?"

Joseph's gaze swept around casually, lingering a little longer on Linley, Thomas, and Corey.

Because of the Blood Mist incident earlier, he had a slightly deeper impression of them, but that was all. Three mere Mid-level Gods were, at most, high-grade cannon fodder. At a time like this, they could happen to be put to use.

"I've already failed twice. This time, I must become a demon!"

A dark-skinned, bull-horned Mid-level God's eyes reddened. He roared and entered through one of the castle windows.

It was like the beginning of a rush. One after another, the examinees entered the castle, and Linley, Thomas, and Corey were no exception.

Although Linley was confident he could kill these two Five-star Demons and had no need to follow their arrangements, there was actually no necessity to do so.

The mission had to be completed regardless. If he killed them, the pressure on him would only become greater.

Who knew how much power was hidden inside Bloodthirsty Castle? It was not worth falling out with them now.

Seeing this, Joseph and Chaos nodded in satisfaction and entered the castle behind the others.

"Urgh..."

Large amounts of red, flesh-like matter clung to the castle's inner walls, emitting a nauseating stench as it continued to writhe.

"Disgusting stuff!"

A female Mid-level God with short silver hair showed disgust. Almost instinctively, she raised her palm and lashed out with a whip burning with scorching flames.

The flesh swelled and burst when the fire touched it!

Foul, viscous red liquid splashed onto the female Mid-level God, rapidly corroding her flesh and bones.

"No!!"

The female Mid-level God's face turned deathly pale. She wanted to escape, but the terrain restricted her. The explosion of flames triggered a chain reaction, and in the blink of an eye, she was swallowed by a large amount of viscous liquid, dying an extremely miserable death.

The sight made many people's scalps tingle and their hearts tremble. They hurriedly used their own defensive methods to resist the blood water exploding in all directions.

Linley frowned and endured his disgust. Arcs of lightning flashed across his body, blocking the blood slurry splashing toward him. A small electromagnetic field enveloped it, while scorching lightning annihilated it.

He even had enough energy to share some of the pressure with Thomas and Corey. Once most of the flesh-covered walls had been cleared and no further chain reactions were triggered, they discovered that another one-fifth of the examinees who had entered the castle had died.

"This casualty rate..."

Even Linley could not help sighing. Those who could become demons truly deserved to be called elites. Even those who occasionally managed to get through by luck could still count that as a kind of strength.

They passed through a narrow staircase and entered a spacious corridor that connected to various rooms in every direction. As dense footsteps rang out, a large number of guards in blood-red robes charged toward them.

Linley and the others were invigorated. These people were precisely the targets of their examination this time—Blood Slaves!